A member of the Crips gang has been indicted on charges related to a 2021 murder in the Bronx, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. Alieu Jarjou, known by aliases "Scally" and "Lu Scally," is facing allegations of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and a firearms offense. These charges are connected to the March 9, 2021, killing of 30-year-old Jadon Robinson.
The document detailing the charges, unsealed in Manhattan federal court, paints a picture of Jarjou as a member of the "Rollin 20s" set of the Crips gang – an organization linked to violent crimes and narcotics trafficking. Edward Y. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney at the time of the announcement, said, "As alleged, Alieu Jarjou shot and killed Jadon Robinson on a busy Bronx street in the middle of the day." He went on to explain that the act was an attempt to gain standing within the gang that trades illegal drugs, and promises perseverance in prosecuting violent offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Specifically, the indictment charges that the Rollin 20s Crips are active in murders, assaults, threats of violence, in addition to their involvement in drug trade to support the gang's operation, and defend their territory. The details suggest a calculated and harrowing instance of urban violence, foretelling a potential life sentence or even the death penalty for Jarjou if convicted of murder in aid of racketeering. Under federal law, such crimes warrant severe penalties due to their dangerous impact on communities.
Jarjou, 30, of the Bronx, was already in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction at the time of the transfer to federal custody, signaling a step forward in a case that has likely been under extensive investigation by law enforcement agencies. The NYPD, as acknowledged by Kim, had put in significant investigative work into this case – a nod to the coordinated effort it often takes to bring such charges forward. Jarjou awaits his destiny within a legal system that metes out justice in accordance with the gravitas of the accused crimes.
The Office's Violent and Organized Crime Unit is handling the prosecution of this case, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christy Slavik and Jim Ligtenberg leading the charge. While these charges ring with the solemnity of consequential wrongdoing, it is fundamental to remember that they remain allegations until proven in a court of law, a cornerstone of the American justice system where every defendant retains the right to a presumption of innocence, the federal prosecutors stressed.
